Soma (Carisoprodol) Soma is a muscle relaxant used to relieve the pain and stiffness of muscle spasms and discomfort due to strain and sprain.

Do not take Soma if you have acute intermittent porphyria. Before taking Soma, tell your doctor if you have liver disease. You may need a lower dose or special monitoring during your therapy.

Do not take Soma without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant. It is also not known whether Soma passes into breast milk.

Do not take Soma without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. Soma is not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. Soma may cause dizziness, vertigo, ataxia, tremor, agitation, irritability, headache, depressive reactions, syncope, and insomnia.

Allergic or idiosyncratic reactions occasionally develop. They are usually seen within the period of the first to fourth dose in patients having had no previous contact with the drug.

Skin rash, erythema multiforme, pruritus, eosinophilia, and fixed drug eruption with cross reaction to meprobamate have been reported with Soma.

Severe reactions have been manifested by asthmatic episodes, fever, weakness, dizziness, angioneurotic edema, smarting eyes, hypotension, and anaphylactoid shock. Soma can also be used together with rest and physical therapy to treat injuries and other painful musculoskeletal conditions. Soma (Carisoprodol) is a muscle relaxant, used to relieve the pain and stiffness of muscle spasms.